Now that marijuana has been legalized in Minnesota, it’s important to remember the laws surrounding its possession, use, and transportation. While it is now legal to transport certain amounts of marijuana in your vehicle, the law restricts where you can store it.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled the odor of marijuana is not enough for an officer to search your vehicle. However, if you are arrested for a driving related offense and officer’s find improperly stored marijuana in your vehicle, you may be charged with an additional offense of open package possession.
Here’s what you need to know. It is a crime for a person to possess marijuana while in their vehicle if the packaging is open or if it is in different packaging than what it was sold in.
This includes marijuana flowers, vapes, edibles, wax, and any other products containing marijuana or an artificially derived cannabinoid.